Visual Impairment Program
- Seniors

Clientele:

Services offered:

Assessment of functional vision, visual skills training and
ocular health assessment as determined by a specialized optometric
evaluation and equipment.

Psychosocial support and counseling for the client and
significant other

Assessment and training for autonomy in activities of daily
living

Assessment and training in orientation and mobility

Assessment and training in communication skills

Assessment and training in the use of technical aids and
adapted computer aids

Support for integration into the community and leisure
activities

A multidisciplinary team of professionals working in
collaboration to respond to the needs identified by the client from
the following disciplines:

Occupational Therapy

Optometry

Orientation and Mobility

Social Work

Special Care Counseling

Vision Rehabilitation

Types of interventions:

Individual Interventions

Individual, couple and Family Counseling

Group Interventions

Services are offered:

At the MAB site

In the person’s environment (home, school, workplace)

At one of our two satellite offices:

Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital, Laval

West Island CSSS, Pointe-Claire

Other services and partnerships:

Braille lending library

Services for Assistive Technology: Visual impairment

Technical Aids boutique

Day Centre for visually impaired seniors

Cheerio Club, a weekly recreational activity

Partnerships and referrals to Community Resources

To access services:

To be eligible for services, a person must have a specific
diagnosis related to vision impairment and report persistent and
significant difficulties in executing life habits, as a result of
the vision impairment.

Eligibility for the RAMQ funding program for aids and devices
requires that a client have a visual acuity in the better eye after
correction of <20/70 or <6/21, or whose visual field in each
eye is less than 60° in the 180° or 90° meridians after correction
with the appropriate ophthalmic lenses.

The referral source must include a copy of a recent eye report
(<1 year) as well as any other pertinent medical and
professional reports (Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy,
Psychology, Optometry, etc.) along with the Request for Services
form (DSIE) for professionals working within the Ministry of Health
and Social Services Network or the inter-establishment referral
form.

All documents must be sent to Admissions.

Referral for
services can be made by the individual, the family or a member of
the community.